Hemorrhage is the leading cause of preventable death in combat trauma and the secondary
cause of death in civilian trauma. A significant number of deaths due to hemorrhage occur …

Background Severe trauma represents a major global public health burden and the
management of post-traumatic bleeding continues to challenge healthcare systems around …

BACKGROUND Treatment of acute trauma coagulopathy has shifted toward rapid
replacement of coagulation factors with frozen plasma (FP). There are logistic difficulties in …

Background Controversy surrounds the administration of blood products to severely
traumatized patients before they arrive in the hospital in order to compensate for early blood …

Objectives Implementing prehospital blood products for treating hemorrhagic shock has
been utilized globally in military and civilian settings. This review aims to compare various …

Background Blood products form the cornerstone of contemporary hemorrhage control but
are limited resources. Freeze‐dried plasma (FDP), which contains coagulation factors, is a …

Objectives The Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) guidelines detail resuscitation
practices in prehospital and austere environments. We sought to review the content and …

BACKGROUND With the growing recognition of the disadvantages of crystalloid-and colloid-
based resuscitation and the advantages of using blood products as the preferred …

In helicopter emergency medical services, HEMS, coagulopathy presents both in trauma (eg
consumption of coagulation factors) and non-trauma cases (eg anticoagulant use) …

Hemorrhage is a significant cause of death among military working dogs and in civilian
canine trauma. While research specifically aimed at canine trauma is limited, many …